Enterprise Architecture Manager Job (Hong Kong, HK)

Enterprise Architecture Manager-00078376DescriptionIf you join Accenture you can make great ideas happen for some of the world's most dynamic companies. With broad global resources and deep technical know-how, we collaborate with clients to cultivate ideas and deliver results. Choose a career at Accenture and enjoy an innovative environment where challenging and interesting work is part of daily life.Accenture's Consulting workforce is involved in business consulting, process design work and the application of technologies to business. A career in Consulting is varied and stimulating because each project presents a new challenge and will give you exposure to new clients, business issues, technologies and people. We need people who are able to challenge conventional thought, offer unique perspectives and conceive more innovative solutions for our clients.Working as a consultant with Accenture, you will build core business, technology and industry expertise helping to deliver world-class business and technology solutions that enable clients to become high performance businesses. Consultants must be professionals who have an interest in how business processes work and interact. In addition, consultants need to apply their skills in project and program management while exhibiting leadership in process re-engineering and implementation of process, technology, and organizational change. Finally, consultants also need to have a working knowledge of the industry and/or the functional areas they serve.The Consulting workforce is made up of three groups: Management Consulting, Systems Integration Consulting and Technology Consulting. This consulting group structure provides outstanding opportunities to develop highly specialized skills that will help you advance your career.Job DescriptionTechnology Consulting professionals are responsible for delivering technology innovation and providing the backbone of our systems integration business.IT Strategy & Transformation professionals create strategies and plans that define how information technology should be utilized to support an organization's overall business strategy. They apply knowledge of standards and best practices to define governance, organization structure and staffing, architecture and processes for managing portfolios of projects. They maintain knowledge of evolving trends in IT strategy and management and apply those to develop innovative business solutions. Enterprise Architecture professionals apply Accenture and other methods and standards to define current and future enterprise architecture -- the current and desired relationships among business and management processes and an organization's IT software, hardware, networks, people and operations.Key responsibilities may include:* Shaping and leading holistic programs that translate technology shortfalls into transformation programs* Understanding and articulating the value proposition(s) of various technologies* Understanding, articulating and driving technology vision into requirements and solutions* Envisioning new and innovative technology approaches and predicting probable business outcomes* Leading assessments on high performance IT alternatives (e.g., total cost of ownership, technology value realization)* Authoring and leading the development of an IT strategy definition for the client, including investment, process and organization* Developing and articulating winning technology third-party teaming approaches* Shaping and leading large scale technology design activities* Maintaining appropriate relationships with and properly utilizing third party alliances and vendors* Shaping and leading large scale technology build, test and deployment activities* Assessing and managing risk throughout all aspects of the technology implementationQualifications* Ability to meet travel requirements, when applicableProfessional Skill Requirements* Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment* Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment* Desire to work in an information systems environment* Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills* Excellent leadership and management skillsConsulting and managerial criteria* A minimum four-year undergraduate degree is required (computer science, engineering, mathematics, humanities etc). Ability to communicate in both English and Mandarin.* Well-developed consulting skills including the ability to clearly articulate high level solutions to clients in different forums.* experience in the IT industry, including experience as a consultant or working in a consulting role.* Excellent oral and written presentation skills (client/expert forum presentations)* Ability to manipulate abstract concepts and frameworks* Excellent organisational and time management skills* Ability to work in unstructured situations* Ability to lead project teams and in consulting or strong customer oriented environments.* Skills in coaching good processes and methods where there may have been none.Technical/Domain Criteria* Enterprise Architecture. Experience as an architect developing enterprise and/or application architectures. Experience should include:* Ability to teach and adapt Enterprise Architecture (EA) frameworks (such as Zachman, TOGAF, DoDAF, FEAF/TEAF, GERAM)* Commercial experience in 3 of the following IT architecture styles: Client/Server, Batch, Data Warehousing, ERP/SCM/CRM, SOA/Integration, Mobile, Portal and Infrastructure. For each of the three, must have >12 months commercial experience as a technical architect.* Understanding of architectural principles including performance, scalability, security, availability and flexibility and how to design for them.* Architectural knowledge of typical architectures found in large corporate clients, including hands on experience with:1. Variety of IT systems and applications including operating systems, security technologies and software design tools.2. J2EE and .NET technologies, including ability to determine appropriate server architectures including JSPs, Servlets, EJBs, Web Services, .NET Components3. Experience in integrating multiple vendor applications and legacy systemsAll of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You'll also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.JobApplication Architecture & IntegrationPrimary LocationHong Kong-Hong KongOrganizationConsultingScheduleFull-time

This position, Enterprise Architecture Manager Job (Hong Kong, HK), was posted on February 5, 2012. The job is located in Hong Kong. The employer is Accenture. Since this job has been published, it has been viewed 23 times.